On March 18, at 20:45, the capital’s Emergency Department received a message about a fire in a warehouse of automotive petroleum products, located on the territory of the JV Orient Logistic Center along Fargona Yuli Street, Yashnabad district of Tashkent.

10 fire and rescue crews, 3 special and 2 auxiliary vehicles immediately arrived at the scene of the incident, at 21:49, the fire was localized and extinguished on March 19 at 03:30.

The fire destroyed about 2,000 square meters of storage space. No one was injured or killed in the incident.

The cause of the fire and the amount of material damage are being established.